June Top Light - PetiteKnit

Knit in beautiful Pure Silk from Knitting for Olive.

The June Top Light is knitted from the bottom up. The body is knitted in the round in stockinette stitch, and then the work is divided into front and back pieces, which are knitted separately back and forth in stockinette stitch. The pattern also includes guidance for knitting the top from the center using a provisional cast-on, so that the final length of the top can be adjusted at the very end. The June Top Light is designed so that the neckline is deeper at the back – but only enough to still cover a bra. Along all edges, a narrow i-cord edge is knitted.

Size guide

The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL correspond to a bust measurement of approximately 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) 120-130 cm. The June Top Light is therefore worn with a negative ease of about -6 cm. Measure yourself before you start knitting to determine which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 89 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size S. A top in size S has a finished bust circumference of 83 cm and will, in this example, give a negative ease of -6 cm.

The model in the picture is wearing a size XS, has a bust measurement of 83 cm, and is 164 cm tall. The top is thus worn with a negative ease of -4 cm.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL

Finished bust circumference: 79 (83) 90 (94) 101 (113) 123 cm

Total length: 50 (52) 54 (56) 58 (59) 61 cm

Gauge: 28 stitches x 40 rows in stockinette stitch on 2.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Suggested needles: Circular needles 2.5 mm (80 cm), circular needles 2 mm (40 and 80 cm)

Materials: 100 (100-150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 250 g Pure Silk from Knitting for Olive (50 g = 250 m) or 150 (150) 150 (150-200) 200 (250) 250 g Merci from Filcolana (50 g = 200 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5).